1. ESPN’s Booger McFarland caused a stir last weekend when he said Florida State’s absence from the College Football Playoff, after going 13–0, was a “travesty to the sport.”
Those who have followed McFarland’s career weren’t surprised he’d have such a strong moment on ESPN’s college football studio show because he has become one of the network’s best analysts over the years.
However, to get to this place, McFarland had to endure a two-year stint on Monday Night Football that ultimately didn’t work out. Many of you will recall that in his first year on MNF (2018), ESPN stuck McFarland on what they called the “BoogerMobile” and what I called, a crane.
